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THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO<br/>
<span class=large>ST MATTHEW</span>
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CHAPTER 7
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Jesus concludes the Sermon on the Mount—He commands: Judge not; ask of God; beware of false prophets—He promises salvation to those who do the will of the Father.
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<sup>a</sup><a href="matt/7/1a" mark="a" type="I" title="JST Matt. 7: 1-2 Now these are the words which Jesus taught his disciples that they should say unto the people. Judge not unrighteously, that ye be not judged: but judge righteous judgment; Alma 41: 14 (14-15); 3 Ne. 14: 1 (1-27); D&C 11: 12."><span class='smallcaps'>Judge</span></a> not, that ye be not <sup>b</sup><a href="matt/7/1b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Accountability.">judged</a>.
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For with what <sup>a</sup><a href="matt/7/2a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Judgment.">judgment</a> ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what <sup>b</sup><a href="matt/7/2b" mark="b" type="A" title="Prov. 11: 25; D&C 1: 10.">measure</a> ye mete, it shall be <sup>c</sup><a href="matt/7/2c" mark="c" type="A" title="Esth. 7: 10; 1 Ne. 14: 3; D&C 10: 26 (25-27).">measured</a> to you again.
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<sup>a</sup><a href="matt/7/3a" mark="a" type="H" title="JST Matt. 7: 4-8 (Appendix).">And</a> why beholdest thou the <sup>b</sup><a href="matt/7/3b" mark="b" type="R" title="GR speck, chip, or splinter; TG Gossip.">mote</a> that is in thy brother’s eye, but considerest not the <sup>c</sup><a href="matt/7/3c" mark="c" type="D" title="The Greek word refers to a wooden beam used in constructing houses.">beam</a> that is in thine own eye?
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Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam <i>is</i> in thine own eye?
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Thou <sup>a</sup><a href="matt/7/5a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Hypocrisy.">hypocrite</a>, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother’s eye.
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&#182; <sup>a</sup><a href="matt/7/6a" mark="a" type="H" title="JST Matt. 7: 9-11 (Appendix).">Give</a> not that which is <sup>b</sup><a href="matt/7/6b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Holiness; TG Sacred; TG Sacrilege.">holy</a> unto the dogs, neither cast ye your <sup>c</sup><a href="matt/7/6c" mark="c" type="A" title="Prov. 23: 9; Matt. 15: 26 (26-28); D&C 6: 12 (10-12); D&C 10: 37 (36-37); D&C 41: 6.">pearls</a> before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.
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&#182; <sup>a</sup><a href="matt/7/7a" mark="a" type="K" title="JST Matt. 7: 12-17 (Appendix); Isa. 58: 9 (8-9); Hel. 10: 5 (4-11); D&C 6: 5; TG Faith; TG God, Access to; TG Prayer; TG Problem-Solving.">Ask</a>, and it shall be <sup>b</sup><a href="matt/7/7b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Revelation.">given</a> you; <sup>c</sup><a href="matt/7/7c" mark="c" type="B" title="TG Meditation; TG Objectives; TG Study.">seek</a>, and ye shall find; <sup>d</sup><a href="matt/7/7d" mark="d" type="B" title="TG Learning.">knock</a>, and it shall be opened unto you:
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For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that <sup>a</sup><a href="matt/7/8a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Education.">seeketh</a> findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
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Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask <sup>a</sup><a href="matt/7/9a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Bread.">bread</a>, will he give him a stone?
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Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent?
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If ye then, <sup>a</sup><a href="matt/7/11a" mark="a" type="P" title="GR although you are wicked.">being</a> evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?
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Therefore all things <sup>a</sup><a href="matt/7/12a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Good Works.">whatsoever</a> ye would that <sup>b</sup><a href="matt/7/12b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Marriage, Continuing Courtship in.">men</a> should <sup>c</sup><a href="matt/7/12c" mark="c" type="C" title="Deut. 15: 15 (12-15); Prov. 24: 29; TG Citizenship; TG Courtesy; TG Kindness.">do</a> to you, <sup>d</sup><a href="matt/7/12d" mark="d" type="B" title="TG Benevolence.">do</a> ye even so to them: for this is the <sup>e</sup><a href="matt/7/12e" mark="e" type="B" title="TG Law of Moses.">law</a> and the prophets.
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&#182; Enter ye in at the <sup>a</sup><a href="matt/7/13a" mark="a" type="Q" title="GR narrow; 2 Ne. 31: 17-21.">strait</a> <sup>b</sup><a href="matt/7/13b" mark="b" type="A" title="Luke 13: 24; 3 Ne. 27: 33; D&C 22: 4 (1-4); D&C 43: 7.">gate</a>: for wide <i>is</i> the gate, and broad <i>is</i> the way, that leadeth to <sup>c</sup><a href="matt/7/13c" mark="c" type="C" title="D&C 132: 25; TG Hell.">destruction</a>, and many there be which go in thereat:
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Because <sup>a</sup><a href="matt/7/14a" mark="a" type="A" title="Mosiah 3: 17.">strait</a> <i>is</i> the <sup>b</sup><a href="matt/7/14b" mark="b" type="C" title="1 Ne. 8: 20 (19-24); 2 Ne. 33: 9; TG Baptism, Essential.">gate</a>, and narrow <i>is</i> the way, which leadeth unto <sup>c</sup><a href="matt/7/14c" mark="c" type="A" title="Jer. 21: 8.">life</a>, and few there be that find it.
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&#182; Beware of <sup>a</sup><a href="matt/7/15a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG False Prophets.">false</a> prophets, which come to you in <sup>b</sup><a href="matt/7/15b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Sheep.">sheep</a>’s clothing, but <sup>c</sup><a href="matt/7/15c" mark="c" type="B" title="TG Hypocrisy.">inwardly</a> they are ravening <sup>d</sup><a href="matt/7/15d" mark="d" type="B" title="TG Guile.">wolves</a>.
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Ye shall <sup>a</sup><a href="matt/7/16a" mark="a" type="R" title="GR recognize, detect; TG Discernment, Spiritual.">know</a> them by their <sup>b</sup><a href="matt/7/16b" mark="b" type="C" title="Prov. 20: 11; Jer. 28: 9 (8-9); Luke 6: 44; Moro. 7: 6 (5-17); TG Good Works.">fruits</a>.  Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?
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Even so every good tree bringeth forth <sup>a</sup><a href="matt/7/17a" mark="a" type="D" title="The Greek wording carries the meaning of beautiful, precious fruit without blemish.">good</a> <sup>b</sup><a href="matt/7/17b" mark="b" type="A" title="Matt. 12: 33; 3 Ne. 14: 20 (17-20).">fruit</a>; but a <sup>c</sup><a href="matt/7/17c" mark="c" type="P" title="GR decayed, rotten, stale.">corrupt</a> tree bringeth forth <sup>d</sup><a href="matt/7/17d" mark="d" type="P" title="GR bad, spoiled, degenerate.">evil</a> fruit.
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A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither <i>can</i> a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
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Every tree that bringeth not forth good <sup>a</sup><a href="matt/7/19a" mark="a" type="A" title="Luke 3: 9; John 15: 2 (1-6); Jacob 5: 26 (26-60); Alma 5: 36; D&C 97: 7.">fruit</a> is <sup>b</sup><a href="matt/7/19b" mark="b" type="A" title="Luke 13: 7.">hewn</a> down, and cast into the fire.
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Wherefore by their <sup>a</sup><a href="matt/7/20a" mark="a" type="A" title="James 2: 18 (14-26); 1 Jn. 3: 10 (10-18).">fruits</a> ye shall know them.
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&#182; Not every one that <sup>a</sup><a href="matt/7/21a" mark="a" type="C" title="Titus 1: 16; TG Hypocrisy; TG Sincerity.">saith</a> unto me, <sup>b</sup><a href="matt/7/21b" mark="b" type="A" title="Hosea 8: 2 (1-4); Luke 6: 46.">Lord</a>, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that <sup>c</sup><a href="matt/7/21c" mark="c" type="C" title="Luke 8: 21 (9-21); D&C 138: 4; TG Duty; TG Good Works; TG Obedience.">doeth</a> the <sup>d</sup><a href="matt/7/21d" mark="d" type="B" title="TG God, Will of.">will</a> of my Father which is in <sup>e</sup><a href="matt/7/21e" mark="e" type="H" title="JST Matt. 7: 31 For the day soon cometh, that men shall come before me to judgment, to be judged according to their works.">heaven</a>.
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Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not <sup>a</sup><a href="matt/7/22a" mark="a" type="C" title="Jer. 23: 25 (25-32); TG Unrighteous Dominion.">prophesied</a> in thy name?  and in thy <sup>b</sup><a href="matt/7/22b" mark="b" type="C" title="D&C 84: 67; TG Name.">name</a> have cast out devils?  and in thy name done many wonderful works?
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And then will I profess unto them, I never <sup>a</sup><a href="matt/7/23a" mark="a" type="A" title="Ps. 101: 4; Matt. 25: 12; Mosiah 26: 27 (23-27); 3 Ne. 14: 23.">knew</a> you: <sup>b</sup><a href="matt/7/23b" mark="b" type="C" title="Ps. 119: 115; TG Judgment, The Last.">depart</a> from me, ye that work <sup>c</sup><a href="matt/7/23c" mark="c" type="R" title="GR lawlessness; TG Sin.">iniquity</a>.
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&#182; Therefore whosoever <sup>a</sup><a href="matt/7/24a" mark="a" type="A" title="Mosiah 4: 10; Hel. 5: 12 (9-12); D&C 41: 5.">heareth</a> these sayings of mine, and <sup>b</sup><a href="matt/7/24b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Commitment; TG Obedience.">doeth</a> them, <sup>c</sup><a href="matt/7/24c" mark="c" type="P" title="GR he will resemble.">I</a> will liken him unto a <sup>d</sup><a href="matt/7/24d" mark="d" type="B" title="TG Wisdom.">wise</a> man, which <sup>e</sup><a href="matt/7/24e" mark="e" type="A" title="D&C 6: 34; D&C 11: 24.">built</a> his house upon <sup>f</sup><a href="matt/7/24f" mark="f" type="Q" title="GR the rock; 3 Ne. 11: 39 (39-40).">a</a> rock:
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And the <sup>a</sup><a href="matt/7/25a" mark="a" type="A" title="D&C 90: 5.">rain</a> descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and <sup>b</sup><a href="matt/7/25b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Adversity.">beat</a> upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a <sup>c</sup><a href="matt/7/25c" mark="c" type="B" title="TG Rock.">rock</a>.
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And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a <sup>a</sup><a href="matt/7/26a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Foolishness.">foolish</a> man, which built his house upon the sand:
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And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that <sup>a</sup><a href="matt/7/27a" mark="a" type="A" title="Prov. 14: 11.">house</a>; and it <sup>b</sup><a href="matt/7/27b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Apostasy of Individuals.">fell</a>: and great was the fall of it.
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And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended <sup>a</sup><a href="matt/7/28a" mark="a" type="H" title="JST Matt. 7: 36  . . .  these sayings with his disciples, the people  . . .">these</a> sayings, the people were <sup>b</sup><a href="matt/7/28b" mark="b" type="A" title="Matt. 13: 54.">astonished</a> at his <sup>c</sup><a href="matt/7/28c" mark="c" type="A" title="John 7: 16; 2 Ne. 31: 21.">doctrine</a>:
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For he taught them as <i>one</i> having <sup>a</sup><a href="matt/7/29a" mark="a" type="J" title="JST Matt. 7: 37  . . .  authority from God, and not as having authority from the Scribes; TG Jesus Christ, Authority of; TG Jesus Christ, Teaching Mode of; TG Teaching with the Spirit.">authority</a>, and not as <sup>b</sup><a href="matt/7/29b" mark="b" type="R" title="GR their scribes; TG Scribes.">the</a> scribes.
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